Matchday 2 at the Club World Cup kicks off on Thursday, June 19 at 12:00pm EST between Palmeiras and Al Ahly Cairo. Read on for our top Palmeiras vs Al Ahly Cairo picks.
Palmeiras vs Al Ahly Cairo Odds
| BET | ODDS |
| Palmeiras | -167 |
| Draw | +270 |
| Al Ahly Cairo | +500 |
| Over 2.5 | +100 |
| Under 2.5 | -125 |
Club World Cup odds at Bet365.
Palmeiras vs Al Ahly Cairo Head-to-Head
In two all-time meetings they drew 0-0 in 2021 and Palmeiras won 2-0 in 2022, both in this tournament.
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In one of the few draws from Matchday 1, Palmeiras drew Porto 0-0. Both teams had some shot attempts, 17-11 for Palmeiras, and Palmeiras led in shots on target 5-3. Each of William, Rios and Lopez had 3 shot attempts.
Palmeiras are 11 games into the Brazil Serie A season and are sitting 4th at 7-1-3, scoring 12 goals and conceding just 8. With 22 points they’re only 2 back of 1st placed Flamengo.
Last year they were runners-up to Botafogo.
In this year’s Copa Libertadores they cruised through the Group Stage at 6-0-0 scoring 17 and allowing only 4 goals to top their group. Now in the Round of 16, they’re set to meet Universitario in mid-August.
In the current season across all comps, Palmeiras has lost just 3 of 18 matches but 2 of those have come in their past 4. Only twice in their past 9 have they failed to score and that came vs Brazil’s top team Flamengo who have only allowed 4 goals and then in their last game.
There are several players to look out for on Palmeiras, but maybe none will get talked about more than 17-year-old Estevao William who is set to depart for Chelsea. He has 4G/1A during the Libertadores tournament so far. He had 24 goal contributions in Brazil last year.
Al Ahly Cairo Preview
Al Ahly were also involved in a Group A draw, drawing Inter Miami 0-0. While Miami had more attempts, 14-11, it was the Egyptians who led in shots on target, 8-6. If not for a missed PK and some huge saves from the Miami keeper, Al Ahyl could have easily won this game versus the hosts. Trezeguet had the most chances with 4 shots and 2 on target.
Emam Assour had 2/1 but only lasted 13 minutes until suffering a broken collarbone, which is a big loss for the Egyptians’ offense. Zizo could replace him. One option could be Wessam Abou Ali who had 10 and scored 4 of them in the team’s final game, a 6-0 win.
Al Ahly, nicknamed the Red Devils, have piled up 155 trophies according to their official website. Al Ahly have won 45 of the all-time 66 Egyptian league titles to go with 12 CAF Champions League titles. They had the won the past 2 Champions Leagues, but failed to make the final for the first time since 2019 this year.
Al Ahly were 2nd in the Egyptian Premier League in the main phase going 11-6-0, and the only team to not lose a game. They scored 30 and allowed just 9 goals, which was the best defensive record in the division.
In the Championship Group, they’ve stayed hot at 6-1-1, scoring 22, allowing 9 and sitting 1st in the 9-team group by 2 points above Pyramids FC, to clinch their 3rd-straight league title.
While Al Ahly have made 10 trips to this tournament, they’ve only won 9/24 matches, not surprising as they’ve often fallen to big clubs from the top leagues.
That will be a challenge for new head coach José Riveiro who just took over on May 29. So there is some unknown as he’s only been in charge of 1 friendly, this week, against Pachuca, which ended 1-1 and saw the Mexicans go on to win in penalties. That an the Matchday 1 draw.
Palmeiras vs Al Ahly Cairo Prediction
Both teams drew on Matchday 1 and both by 0-0 scores. Therefore, we’ll back another close one where the draw or the under look like the bets.
- FIFA Club World Cup Picks: Under 2.5 (-125) at Ceasars
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